Argentina, Uruguay Vacation Review: Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Iguazu Falls, Punta del Este, Cooking Class, Helicopter Ride

Zicasso's tour guides, for the most part, were excellent. All of them were punctual, very nice, and accommodating, especially our guide in Mendoza, who went out of his way to help us and give us a wonderful experience.

Our tour guide in Iguazu, although very nice, was very inexperienced. The day we got there, it was raining and he said we would have to cancel our helicopter ride because of this. My daughter suggested we just flip the itinerary and move the helicopter ride to the next day. Our guide said, "Good Idea … ". Also, when he drove us to the helicopter, there was an hour’s wait, which was fine and not his fault. However, while we were waiting, he should have got the pass to the park since it was a two-minute drive. Instead, we waited an hour, took the helicopter ride, and when we got to the park entrance, found we had to wait an hour and 45 minutes to get in. An experienced tour guide would have been able to figure out those logistics.

Our hotels were very nice, except the one in Mendoza was a bit shabby and not comparable to the one that we were supposed to be at. I question why we weren't staying in the city of Mendoza. The hotel in Buenos Aires was in a great location.